The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's CalendarG. Bell, 1890 - 416 Seiten |
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... wing Should Boreas from his northern barrier spring , The rushing woods with deaf'ning clamour roar , Like the sea tumbling on the pebbly shore . When spouting rains descend in torrent tides , See the torn zigzag weep its channel'd ...
... wing Should Boreas from his northern barrier spring , The rushing woods with deaf'ning clamour roar , Like the sea tumbling on the pebbly shore . When spouting rains descend in torrent tides , See the torn zigzag weep its channel'd ...
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... scale to scale Mounting , amidst the Torricellian tube . * While high in air , and poised upon his wings , Unseen , the soft , enamour'd woodlark runs * The barometer . Through all his maze of melody ; the brake , 8 POEMS .
... scale to scale Mounting , amidst the Torricellian tube . * While high in air , and poised upon his wings , Unseen , the soft , enamour'd woodlark runs * The barometer . Through all his maze of melody ; the brake , 8 POEMS .
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... wing fieldfares were flying in sight together ; an uncommon assemblage of summer and winter birds ! A little yellow birdt ( it is either a species of the alauda trivialis , or rather , perhaps , of the motacilla trochilus ) still ...
... wing fieldfares were flying in sight together ; an uncommon assemblage of summer and winter birds ! A little yellow birdt ( it is either a species of the alauda trivialis , or rather , perhaps , of the motacilla trochilus ) still ...
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... wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice which I mentioned to you in town . The person that brought me the last says they are plenty in harvest , at ...
... wing at that time , and to hear his piping and humming notes . I have had no opportunity yet of procuring any of those mice which I mentioned to you in town . The person that brought me the last says they are plenty in harvest , at ...
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... wing to wing , thirty - eight inches . Its cere and feet were yellow , and the circle of its eyelids a bright yellow . As it had been killed some days , and the eyes were sunk , I could make no good observation on the colour of the ...
... wing to wing , thirty - eight inches . Its cere and feet were yellow , and the circle of its eyelids a bright yellow . As it had been killed some days , and the eyes were sunk , I could make no good observation on the colour of the ...
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abound animal appear April April 14 autumn beech birds of passage birds of prey breed British brood called chaffinches cold colour common cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR district edition eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flocks forest frequently garden Gilbert White ground haunt hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 9 late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner March March 26 MARKWICK Memoir mentioned migration mild Motacilla natural history naturalist nest never night Notes observed perhaps Portrait prey quadrupeds rain remarkable rooks says season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone curlew summer suppose swallows swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT tion titmouse Trans trees vast village vols weather WHITE wild wings winter woods wren young